Story Archive
2017-11-30
The well-respected scholar and rights advocate is serving a life term in prison for calling for greater rights for the Uyghur people.
2017-11-30
Leth Xaiyaphone says officials from the province’s finance, forestry, and commerce departments are being investigated.
2017-11-30
Observers called the ruling a ‘farce’ and predetermined.
2017-11-30
Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government rescinds the passports of 56 CNRP lawmakers and senators.
2017-11-30
Pontiff underscores inter-religious harmony, seeks world help in resolving refugee crisis.
2017-11-30
Many lose large sums, selling livestock and borrowing from friends to support their habit.
2017-11-30
Manat Hamit of Burultokay county in Xinjiang's Altay region was jailed for more than 16 years over files found on his computer.
2017-11-30
Chinese sources say the event has little to do with an expanding global role for Beijing, and more to do with lauding President Xi Jinping.
2017-11-29
Observers say the move is further evidence of the country’s slide into dictatorship.
2017-11-29
Pope Francis’ comments draw mixed reactions from both inside and outside the country.
2017-11-29
But some observers say the trajectory of the launch was crafted to avoid a military provocation.
2017-11-29
Manila’s bilateral ties with Hanoi remain “very strong,” President Rodrigo Duterte says.
2017-11-29
Amid suspicions that police are trying to cover up the true extent of abuse, hours' worth of surveillance footage goes missing.
2017-11-29
His protest brings to 151 the number of self-immolations by Tibetans living in Tibetan areas of China since 2009.
2017-11-29
Migrant workers in other parts of China say they now fear similar mass evictions targeting them.
2017-11-28
Government will first need to build shelters for refugees on Bay of Bengal isle.
2017-11-28
'Don't think I don't know where you are hiding,' he tells opposition figures who refused to defect to his side.
2017-11-28
Pope Francis refrains from using the word ‘Rohingya’ in discussions with Aung San Suu Kyi.
2017-11-28
Huseyin Imintohti had applied for protection through the United Nations’ refugee agency.
2017-11-28
Wang Yu, Bao Longjun, and their son all face continuing restrictions on their careers and freedom of movement, friends say.
2017-11-28
Lee Ming-cheh tried to overthrow the ruling Chinese Communist Party 'under the influence of anti-China powers,' the court finds.
2017-11-28
Voluntary repatriation will start in two months, according to document signed by Bangladesh and Myanmar.
2017-11-27
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing tells Pope Francis that 'no religious discrimination' exists in the country.
2017-11-27
Nguyen Van Hoa was arrested in January after using a drone to film a massive demonstration.
2017-11-27
Further allegations of abuse with "needles" surface at a second childcare facility in Beijing.
2017-11-27
Universities and local governments offer temporary emergency assistance while intellectuals pen a critical letter to the government.
2017-11-27
He says the Cambodian Center for Human Rights was ‘created by foreigners’ to work against Cambodia.
2017-11-27
Authorities accuse Lau Hon Meng and Mok Choy Lin of conducting illegal activities inside Myanmar, an offense with a jail term of six months to five years.
2017-11-24
Low-paid migrant workers from elsewhere in China leave in their thousands amid a city-wide crackdown on unlicensed accommodation.
2017-11-24
Parents say at least one child has injuries suggesting sexual abuse, while others say they were placed in a ‘small dark room’ and hurt with needles.
